By now, readers of this blog will know I have a tough time saying anything bad about Thom Yorke. Thom would fare well in an all-out battle with Tom Brady for my favorite Thomas of all time (no love for Jefferson). In any case, this Thom has been really busy lately, DJing a surprise set in LA with the brohemian (and SRS BZNZ favorite) Flying Lotus, and working on a collaboration with MF Doom that might result in an LP (!?). Aside from these hip-hoperations, our man Thom released a 12" collabo with fellow Britons Four Tet and Burial, who had previously cut a single together back in 2009.
Needless to say the thought of these three blokes together on the same track got my mouth a-waterin'. Any listen through The King of Limbs shows that Yorke's been looking to explore this more atmospheric/electronic/dubsteppy world for a while. Hell since Kid A Radiohead's flirted with electronica. Burial's been quiet since the release of 2007's Untrue, and Four Tet's There Is Love In You was one of the finer records of 2010. The two tracks are expectedly similar, with Yorke's voice floating over Burial's drum loops and Four Tet's synths. Not too much to digest or analyze here, but a collaboration with potential from Englishmen. Worth a listen.
Burial, Four Tet & Thom Yorke - Ego by ListenBeforeYouBuy
Burial, Four Tet & Thom Yorke - Mirror by ListenBeforeYouBuy
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